Register to “Run the Rainbow” in 2025 on Saturday, March 15, 2025 to support Children’s of Mississippi – the state’s only children’s hospital. Run the Rainbow will feature a 5K route beginning and ending at Hal & Mal’s in downtown Jackson, and the 2025 event will also offer 10K, half marathon, and full marathon routes through downtown Jackson, Belhaven, Eastover, and the Overview. Join us for the Hal's St. Paddy's Parade & Festival 2025, themed "Hey, Hey, the Blues is All Green"! Celebrate the rich musical heritage of Mississippi with blues legend Jesse Robinson serving as our Grand Marshal. Kicking off with "Run the Rainbow for Children's" on March 15, the festival showcases a week of engaging events culminating in a s This month will usher in the 42nd Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival, making its grand return on March 22, 2025 in downtown Jackson. The official theme for this year’s celebration is “Hey, Hey, The Blues is All Green,” highlighting the rich Blues heritage of the Magnolia State. 210 East Capitol Street, Suite 210 Jackson MS 39201 601-353-9800 11:00 a.m. - Hal's St. Paddy's Children Parade at West Street in front of Thalia Mara Hall 1:00 p.m. - Hal's St. Paddy's Parade Begins at the corner of State Street and Court Street 1:00 p.m. - Gates Open for The Official Afterparty at Hal & Mal's 3:00 p.m. - Music Begins for The Official Afterparty at Hal & Mal’s. Parade photos: Tell Agency JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The 42nd Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival will take place in downtown Jackson on March 22, 2025. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Hey, Hey, The Blues This month will usher in the 42nd Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival, making its grand return on March 22, 2025 in downtown Jackson. The official theme for this year’s celebration is “Hey, Hey, The Blues is All Green,” highlighting the rich Blues heritage of the Magnolia State. The 41st Hal's St. Paddy's Parade & Festival will roll March 23 in downtown Jackson, organizers announced at a Friday press conference at Hal & Mal's in downtown Jackson. "Now in its 41st year Event Details. Date(s): Sat, Mar 22 Time: 1:00 pm Location: Hal & Mal’s, 200 Commerce Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39201 Other Information. The 41st Annual Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade and Festival will be held on Saturday, March 22. 2025’s theme is ‘Hey, Hey, The Blues is All Green!’ and will feature celebrated blues musician Jesse Robinson as the grand marshal. For 42 years, Hal's St. Paddy's Day Festival has brought New Orleans vibes, dancing and music, into the heart of Jackson. The parade alone brings thousands of people together each year to JACKSON, MISS. – Plans are underway for the return of Jackson, Mississippi’s largest event, the Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival. The official 2025 event theme is “Hey, Hey, the Blues is All Green” with legendary bluesman Jesse Robinson at the helm as Grand Marshal of Jackson’s favorite parade. One of the most anticipated St. Patrick’s Day events in the state, Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade in Jackson is a colorful and energetic tradition that has been bringing people together for decades. Known for its creative floats, marching bands, and a true sense of community spirit, the parade winds through downtown, drawing thousands of Plans are underway for the return of the Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival! The 2025 event theme is “Hey, Hey, the Blues is All Green.” Legendary bluesman Jesse Robinson will be the After a week of intense court proceedings, a jury found Jordan Kyle Cummins guilty of killing two people outside the annual Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade in Jackson in 2023. The six men and six women of the Hinds County jury sided on Wednesday with state prosecutors, who argued Cummins was beating his girlfriend Jenny Lukens inside his car when Hal’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Jackson, MS Known as Mississippi’s “green Mardi Gras,” the Hal’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is also a celebration of the rebirth of Jackson. It started with humble beginnings as a modest parade in downtown Jackson in 1983 and today includes a parade, street dance, run, pet parade, festival, and more. Patrick’s Day Car Show: Hickory Pick’N in Hickory at 10:00 a.m. Paddy’s Day Kids’ Bike Parade: Downtown Brandon at 10:00 a.m. Patrick’s Day at the Brewery: Natchez Brewing Company in Natchez at 12:00 p.m. The Krewe of Blarney’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Downtown Pass Christian at 1:00 p.m. Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade will live on to be many things to many people, but regardless of the words or descriptions one chooses to employ, it’s really hard to ignore its humble beginnings in Downtown Jackson, in 1983. Today’s parade, street dance, children’s activities, run, pet parade, festivals, and all the other creative components Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Pascagoula with live music, shopping, a parade and a bar crawl! By WLOX Staff Published : Mar. 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM CDT | Updated : 11 hours ago JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The identities of the two people found dead in a shooting near the Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade have been revealed. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart says Joshua Spann, 27, and Auden Jubilee Simpkins, 23, were the victims of the shooting in downtown Jackson. JACKSON, Miss. — "Hey, Hey, the Blues is All Green" is the theme for the 2025 Hal's St. Paddy's Parade & Festival. Legendary bluesman Jesse Robinson will serve as grand marshal for the parade, which is set for March 22. Robinson, a Jackson resident, is widel
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